Unit 6
It's raining!
单元教材分析
本单元的核心话题是谈论天气和人们正在干什么，
因此如何问答
“How’s the weather? "What are you/they doing?
What’s he/ she doing?是教学重点。
通过对本单元的学习，学生能掌握本单元出现的
表示天气的形容词。问天气的句式及灵活运用现在进行时态。
单元知识结构
词汇：
名词：rain snow weather program desert camel winter etc
形容词：windy cloudy sunny cold cool warm humid pretty
动词：rain walk ride snow
：right now take photos have a good time
How’s the weather? It’s raining / windy/ cloudy …
= What’s the weather like?
句型：
What are you doing? I’m watching TV．
What’s he /she doing? He/she is
playing basketball．
How’s it going? Great.
其它
1. How’s the weather？It's raining /windy.
2. The use of“The present continuous Tense.”
语法
单元总体目标：
1．Master the vocabulary.
2．Master and use：How's the weather?
= What’s the weather like？It’s raining/ windy…
What are you doing? I’m watching TV．
单元教学重难点一览：
第一课时：P31 ,1a 1b 1c
P32,2a 2b 2c P36,3
第二课时：P33 , 3a 3b 4
第三课时：P34,1a 1b 2a 2b 2c
第四课时：P35, 3a 3b 3c 4
Let's chant
What’s he doing? He’s walking.
What’s she doing? She’s reading.
What’s he doing? He’s running.
What’s she doing? She’s swimming.
What’s Tom doing? He’s sleeping.
What’s Jane doing? She’s writing.
What’s Peter doing? He’s drawing.
What’s Ann doing? She’s drinking.
Look! What’s Tom doing now?
He is playing the guitar.
Tom
What are they doing?
Guessing game
They,re dancing
playing the violin
playing the violin
They are playing basketball.
What is she doing now?
dancing
What is she doing now?
What is she doing now?
What is she doing now?
What are they doing now?
What are they doing now?
What is she doing now?
What is she doing now?
study
She’s studying.
cook
She’s cooking.
Are they playing basketball now?
Why not?
It’s raining
snowing
How is the weather today?
sunny
How is the weather today?
windy
How is the weather today?
/ 'windi/
cloudy
How is the weather today?
/’claudi/

Ask and answer in pairs.
World Weather
Moscow
Beijing
Toronto
Boston
Shanghai
World Weather
Moscow
Beijing
Toronto
Boston
Shanghai
Shanghai
cloudy
/＇ claudi/
World Weather
Moscow
Beijing
Toronto
Boston
Shanghai
Beijing
sunny
World Weather
Moscow
Beijing
Toronto
Boston
Shanghai
Moscow
snowing
snow /snou/ v.&n.
World Weather
Moscow
Beijing
Toronto
Boston
Shanghai
Toronto
raining
rain/rein/ v.&n.
World Weather
Moscow
Beijing
Toronto
Boston
Shanghai
Boston
windy
/ 'windi/
Beijing
Moscow
Boston
Shanghai
Toronto
How’s the weather in…?
practice
It’s cloudy
How’s the weather in Shanghai ?
Match the words with the pictures.
1a
1.raining__
2.windy__
3.cloudy__
4.sunny__
5.snowing__
a
e
d
b
c
2
Moscow
Shanghai
4
Boston
5
Toronto
1
Beijing
a
b
e
e
Listen and write these city names in the boxes above.
1b
Beijing Moscow Toronto Boston Shanghai

Pairwork
Imagine you are in one
of the places in the pictures above. Talk about the weather.
1c
A: Hi! How’s the weather in Beijing?
B: It’s sunny.
Beijing
Wenzhou
A:How is the weather in…? B: It’s…
2
3
4
a
d
b
Pairwork:
playing basketball
playing computer games
watching TV
cooking
2c
Ask and answer questions. Talk about the people in activity 2a.
What’s uncle John doing?
He’s playing basketball.
Different weather different activities(活动)
What’s the weather like?
What are they doing?
Homework:
Watch the weather report on CCTV at 7:30 p.m.,then write a weather report on your composition book.
Thanks for your listening !
Goodbye !
Unit 6
It’s raining
2-3
How is the weather ?
How is the weather ?
How is the weather ?
How is the weather ?
How is the weather ?
How is the weather ?
How is the weather ?
How is the weather ?
How is the weather ?
How is the weather ?
Talk about the weather broadcast
today, in the main cities in the world.
Task: talk about the
weather in the cities.
Toronto
Boston
Moscow
Beijing
Shanghai
City
Weather
Raining
Windy
Snowing
Sunny
Cloudy
She’s reporting the weather.
The weather report
for some big cities in China
Here’s the weather report for today.
Thank you for listening.
Here’s the weather report for
some big cities in China.
Shanghai is sunny.Shengyang
is…
Here’s the weather report for
today.Thank you for listening.
Great!
Pretty good
Not bad
Terrible!
How's it going?
(情况怎么样？）
Match the pictures.
b
d
a
How’s it going?
Great!
How’s the weather there?
It’s snowing.
Hi, Jeff!This is Bob.
Not bad.
Terrible.
It’s windy.
Oh, hi,Bob. How’s it going?
How’s the weather there?
Pair work
Practice the conversation below. Then make your own conversations.
Pair work
A:Hi,Alice? This is Bob.
B:Oh,hi,Bob.How’s it going?
A:Not bad.
B:How’s the weather in Moscow?
A:Terrible.It’s windy.
Survey!
Which weather do you like?
How do you think of it?
Report: I like sunny day. I think it is great. Because I like going shopping on sunny days….
Find the differences:
Student A looks at the picture on page 81 Student B looks at the picture on page 82.
Sa: In my picture, Uncle Ed is sleeping.
Sb: In my picture, He is…
Report: In picture 1, Uncle Ed is sleeping, but in picture 2, he’s …
4
GAME Find the differences!
Byebye
Period 3
How is the weather?/What is the weather like?
raining--rainy
windy
cloudy
sunny
snowing-snowy
foggy
Look at the ＿＿!
It`s very ＿＿＿ today!
sunny
Look at the ＿＿＿ !
It`s very ＿＿＿today!
What a＿＿＿！
It`s very ＿＿＿today
What heavy ＿＿＿!
It`s a very ＿＿＿day.
Look at the ＿＿＿!
It`s very ＿＿＿ today.
What heavy ＿＿＿!
It’s very ＿＿＿today.
sun
rain
cloud
wind
snow
rainy
cloudy
windy
snowy
fog
foggy
When the sun is shining, it is . When there are clouds, it is .
When it is raining, it is .
When it is snowing, it is .
When the wind is blowing, it is .
When there is fog, it is .
sunny
cloudy
snowy
windy
rainy
can you say?
foggy
warm
summer
hot
autumn
cool
winter
cold
How’s the weather?
or What’s the weather like?
Watch and learn
dry
humid
= wet
foggy
Yunnan
play with water
spring
Q1：Where is it?
Q2：How is the weather?
Q3: What season is it?
Q4：What are the people doing?
Japan
enjoy the flowers
Q1：Where is it?
Q2：How is the weather?
Q3: What season is it?
Q4：What are the people doing?
spring
Hawaii(夏威夷)
swim
summer
Q1:Where is it?
Q2:How is the weather?
Q3:What season is it?
Q4:What are the people doing?
Canada
watch leaves
autumn
Q1：Where is it?
Q2：How is the weather?
Q3: What season is it?
Q4：What are the people doing?
America
do sports
winter
Q1：Where is it?
Q2：How is the weather?
Q3: What season is it?
Q4：What are the people doing?
How's the weather in pictrue...?
How’s the weather in picture …? It’s ....
It’s cold.
It’s humid.
It’s cool.
It’s hot.
It’s warm.
Section B
Match the words with the pictures.
1.__ hot 3.__ cool 5.__ humid
2.__ cold 4.__ warm
a
b
c
d
e
Pair work
1b
1a
Ask and answer questions about the weather in the pictures above.
How’s the weather in picture d
It’s hot.
d
a
e
b
c
2a
Listen. Look at the chart. Write what Maria and Sam answer to “How’s it going?”
2b
2c
Pair work
Role play a conversation between Maria and Sam. Ask and answer these questions :How’s it going? What are you doing? How’s the weather?
Listen again. Write what Maria and Sam answer to “What are you doing?” and“How’s the weather?”
pretty good
visiting my grandmother
humid sunny
having a party
cold raining
Listening Task
Pretty good.
visiting my
grandmother
having a
party
hot ,humid
and sunny .
Terrible, cold
and raining.
Report: Maria is visiting her grandmother. The weather there is hot humid and sunny. She thinks it’s pretty good…
Talking about the weather and activities.
not bad
watching TV
cold and windy
great
reading
sunny but
windy
pretty good
playing football
sunny warm
terrible
swimming
very hot
great
sleeping
cool
Survey!
Which weather does your friend like?
How does he/she think of it?
Report: My friend Mike likes sunny days. He thinks it is great. Because he likes going shopping on sunny days….
Homework
1) Make a survey

2) Collect the words about weather
and clothes

3) Collect the expressions about the
greetings
Goodbye
Unit 6
period 4
Enjoy the music
What’s the weather like in sping/summer/autumn/winter?
It’s
cold.
warm.
hot.
cool.
What's he doing?
He is walking.
She’s cooking.
He is playing computer games.
She’s running.
beach
sea
It’s lying on the road.
Lie ]
relaxed
They are playing beach volleyball
Hawaii(夏威夷)
Questions:1 What is the name of the program?2. How is the weather in Australia?3. What are people doing there?4. What do they look like ?5. Are the people relaxed?
What are they doing?
They are drinking/
talking…
They are singing…
They are playing
football…
cold
coats
eating/
drinking
/meeting
park
playing the
guitar
are playing
football
taking
photo
4
SURVEY
Ask your classmates what they do in different kinds of weather. Make a list.
What do you do when it’s raining?
I usually read a book.
Report:
Lucy watches TV when it’s rainy.
Lucy
raining
watch TV
Make a survey:
What do you do when it’s….?
I …when it’s….I think it’s…
He/She …when it’s…He/she thinks it’s…
Give a report like this:
sunny
windy
cold
hot
raining
playing the guitar
walking
cooking
writing a letter
playing soccer
sandstorm(沙尘暴)
typhoon(台风)
What can we do for this?
Discuss:
How to help them:
Give them money / clothes / pens …
(捐给他们钱、衣物或者笔……)
Help the children come back to school.
(帮助孩子们重返学校)
Plant more trees.(多植树保护环境)
Keep the city clean.(保持城市的整洁)
Save water. (节约用水)
Save money.(不乱花钱)
Call other people to protect the earth.
(号召其他人一起来保护地球)
Warning (警示录)
We have only one earth.
我们只有一个地球.
The earth is our home.
地球是我们的家.
Homework:
Write something about what you and your friend often do in different kinds of weather.
Thanks for your listening !
Goodbye !